Legal Opinion
Webber v. Wight & Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 9, 2006No. 1-04-1622PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE FITZGERALD SMITH
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee Michael A. Webber was employed by defendant-appellee and cross-appellant Wight & Company (Wight & Co.) as its chief financial officer (CFO) from 1991 to 1999. Following his termination, Webber filed a retaliatory discharge claim, alleging that he was fired because he objected to Wight & Co.’s accounting practices, which he believed were illegal and/or improper. The cause proceeded to a jury trial, and the jury returned a verdict for Wight & Co. Wight & Co. then moved for sanctions…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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- York v. Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
- Brown v. Decatur Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
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